| Friends II | ||||
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| Released | November 25, 1996 | |||
| Genre | Soft rock | |||
| Length | 27:35 | |||
| Label | Rooms Records | |||
| Producer | Tak Matsumoto | |||
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Friends II is the fifth Mini-Album for the Japanese rock duo B'z, released in 1996. The album sold 1,466,650 copies and reached No. 1 at Oricon. [1]
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Japan (RIAJ) [2] | 4× Platinum | 800,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
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